Events
Key investment projects in the European Neighbourhood get a €85 million boost On July 2nd, the European Commission has decided to grant an additional €85 million to the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) for 2010. This will allow neighbouring partner countries to leverage increased funding for major investment projects in key areas such as energy, transport and environment, as well as in the social sector (for projects such as construction of schools and hospitals). Private sector development will also be encouraged, targeting especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). More
Belgium takes over the rotating EU presidency Belgium took over the rotating six-month EU Presidency on July 1st, and will pass it to Hungary on January 1st 2011. More
MP Ivan Pliushch has little chance to become the Verkhovna Rada Speaker
This is the result of an experts opinion poll carried out by “Aksia” Political Values Research Center after the OU-PSD faction had proposed I.Pliushch for the post of Verkhovna Rada Speaker on Monday. More
Ukraine macroeconomic situation report, November 2008 Ukraine`s real economy has continued to perform well with a real rate of GDP growth of 6.9% yoy in January-September 2008. However, Ukraine`s near term outlook has worsened substantially, although medium-term prospects remain good.
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Articles
Spain ends invisible EU presidency (Andrew Rettman)
Spain’s EU presidency will be remembered for its “messy” foreign policy and the invisibility of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero. It began with a hacker putting the face of a TV character, Mr Bean, a comic bumbler who bears a passing resemblance to the Spanish leader, on the Spanish presidency website at the moment of its launch in January. More
Ukraine’s dilemma (Financial Times)
Five years ago, Ukraine’s presidential elections captured the imagination as Viktor Yushchenko emerged triumphant. More
Projects
Looking forward : strengthening and protecting women’s and children’s rights in Ukraine – a new Joint Project between the European Union and the Council of Europe
Kyiv, 27.11.2008 – A new Joint Project on strengthening and protecting women’s and children’s rights in Ukraine will be launched on Thursday 4 December in Kyiv. More
A call to commemorate Holodomor victims
Addressing Ukrainians the world over, and the whole of the international community on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 1932 - 1933 Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko called on everybody to join in the mourning events and light a candle of memory on November 22. More
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